GiveDirectlySend money directly to the extreme poor.
Evidence
Earnings
+34%
Assets
+58%
Hunger
–42%
Our impact on recipient households has been documented by a rigorous third-party experimental evaluation (RCT), considered the gold standard for evidence. Read more [pdf]
Performance
%
We're averaging per dollar placed directly in the hands of the poor. Read more
Discussion
Hear from Stewart, who last month visited GiveDirectly's operations in Western Kenya where he spoke with GiveDirectly staff and recipients in person. Then he decided to write a $1 million dollar check to families in need.
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Who We Serve
Take a walk through a village in Siaya County, Kenya, meeting both recipients and non-recipients. Read more...
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What We Do
We deliver payments electronically and use advanced tools to manage logistics and fraud. See how we do it
Evidence
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Evaluations underway or completed
We address policy questions that keep emerging-market leaders up at night. Studies in progress examine the optimal design and macroeconomic impact of transfers. Read more
Performance
We publish our internal, unedited performance data. This month our new campaigns in Kenya and Uganda went into full swing. In Siaya County, Kenya we continued to follow-up with recipients we had trouble reaching in our last campaign. This resulted in some delayed initial payments.